Egan Lab - Fungal Cell Biology

University of Arkansas, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

Summer intern Javier Pena presents research

We were excited to have hosted Javier Pena as a participant in the NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in the summer of 2024. Javier is an undergraduate at Texas A&M University and closely collaborated with graduate students and...

New paper in Fungal Genetics and Biology

Our latest Video Article with Xin Xiang reveals that activated dynein localizes to the spindle pole-body in cell cycle-dependent manner.  Highlights •The SPB localization of activated dynein is cell cycle-dependent. •The SPB signals of activated dynein are observed...

New publications

Check out three recent publications from the Egan Lab on our Publications page! Rogers, A.M., and Egan, M.J. (2020) Autophagy machinery promotes the chaperone-mediated formation and compartmentalization of protein aggregates during appressorium development by the rice...